An Important Element Added to Population Thinking by Durkheim Was

question 24

Multiple Choice

An important element added to population thinking by Durkheim was that

• A) fear of slipping socially was a motivation to limit fertility.
• B) social aspiration is the root cause of a desire to limit fertility.
• C) population growth leads to greater societal specialization.
• D) a sudden increase in income would promote thrift and provide a motivation to limit fertility.

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Definitions:

New Classical

An economic theory that emphasizes the importance of rational expectations and market-clearing prices in understanding economic fluctuations.

Rational Expectations

The hypothesis that forecasts of future values of economically relevant variables are based on all available information and are therefore optimal.

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